Report – Gearbest Hack: Hundreds of Thousands Affected Daily by Huge Data Breach

Led by Noam Rotem, a well-known white hat hacker and activist, VPNMentor’s research team discovered a major security breach in Gearbest.

With hundreds of thousands of sales every day, Gearbest is a highly successful Chinese e-commerce company.

The site sells a range of electronics and appliances, as well as clothing, accessories, and homeware. While it sells some internationally-known brands like OnePlus, most are smaller Chinese brands.

It ships to more than 250 countries and territories across the globe, and ranks in the top 100 websites in almost 30% of these regions. Gearbest has subdomains in 18 languages, generating global appeal.

Gearbest is owned by Chinese conglomerate, Globalegrow. The parent company operates several internationally successful sites, including Zaful, Rosegal, and DressLily. In 2015, their sales hit $550 million; 2017 saw the company celebrate a $1.48 billion turnover.

The company’s runaway success is a triumph for Gearbest and its sister companies. However, it’s not such great news for the sites’ customers.

vpnMentor can exclusively reveal that Gearbest’s database is completely unsecured – as are those belonging to its sister companies.

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